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antiquary

/ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/US/ˈæntɪˌkwɛɹi/

antiquary noun: a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.

Noun

antiquary (plural antiquaries)

  1. A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
  2. An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or relics of the past.
    • The sound of the bubbling water grew more distinct, as the ear became accustomed to its music: it reminded him of one very like it in Etheringhame Park. Both might have made the delight of either antiquary or poet.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 306

Adjective

antiquary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to antiquity.
    • Instructed by the antiquary times.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

antiquary meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

antiquary in Tamil

பழம்பொருள், தொல்பொருள் வல்லுநர், ஆய்வாளர், மாணவர், தொல்பொருள் ஆர்வலர், சேகரிப்பாளர்

antiquary in Urdu

ماہِرِ عتیقِیات, ماہِر آثارِ قَدیمَہ

antiquary in Kannada

ಪಳಮೆನೆರಪು

Forms of antiquary

pluralantiquaries
alternative formantiquitary

Origin of antiquary

From Latin antīquārius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius; equivalent to antique + -ary.

Words formed from antiquary

Questions about antiquary

What does antiquary mean?
Antiquary means a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
What is antiquary in Tamil?
Antiquary in Tamil is பழம்பொருள், தொல்பொருள் வல்லுநர், ஆய்வாளர். See Antiquary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antiquary?
Antiquary can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce antiquary?
Antiquary is pronounced /ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of antiquary?
The plural of antiquary is antiquaries.

Words near antiquary in the dictionary

  1. antiquarist
  2. antiquarists
  3. antiquarium
  4. antiquark
  5. antiquarks
  6. antiquary
  7. antiquas
  8. antiquasiparticle
  9. antiquasiparticles
  10. antiquate
  11. antiquated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antiquary (page history and authors); antiquary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antiquary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antiquary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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